# Scramble Switch #129/135 — Plasma Storm

## Summary

Scramble Switch is an ACE SPEC Item that let a deck retreat for free and carry its Energy along, which made it a quiet engine piece for Plasma-era decks built around heavy Energy investment. Only one ACE SPEC fits per list, so demand stays utility-driven and modest. At a $6.61 modelled guide, with 3 copies traded in 30 days, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.37 out of Surging Sparks; a PSA 10 guides at $85, 13 times raw, but a 8% gem rate against $85 of fees makes grading a losing trade.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Plasma Storm |
| Number | 129/135 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | BW |
| Illustrator | 5ban Graphics |
| Release date | 2013-02-06 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | TRAINER |
| Subtype | Item |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$6.61** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-01T13:08:12.991Z
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-01T13:08:12.991Z
- Floor delivered ask: $6.28 — as of 2026-11-01T13:08:12.991Z
- Quant score: 19/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-01T13:08:12.991Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 35% weight · -33% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2013-02-06T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-02T07:42:38.494Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-01T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-21T19:19:05.307Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-10-11T23:24:13.985Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/plasma-storm/scramble-switch-129)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abw8-129%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)